California Proposition 17, State Moneys Amendment (1942)
| California Proposition 17 | |
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| Election date November 3, 1942 | |
| Topic State and local government budgets, spending, and finance | |
Status Approved | |
| Type Constitutional amendment | Origin State legislature |
California Proposition 17 was on the ballot as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment in California on November 3, 1942. It was approved.
A “yes” vote supported allowing the legislature to require that state money controlled by state agencies or collected under state authority (except for money collected or controlled by the Regents of the University of California) be held in a trust by the State Treasurer before being deposited into the state treasury. |
A “no” vote opposed allowing the legislature to require that state money controlled by state agencies or collected under state authority (except for money collected or controlled by the Regents of the University of California) be held in a trust by the State Treasurer before being deposited into the state treasury. |
Election results
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California Proposition 17 |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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897,132 | 67.76% | ||
| No | 426,872 | 32.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot title
The ballot title for Proposition 17 was as follows:
| “ | State Treasurer Trustee of Certain State Moneys | ” |
Ballot summary
The ballot summary for this measure was:
| “ | Senate Constitutional Amendment 15. Adds section 29 to Article IV, Constitution. Legislature may require State money controlled by State agencies or departments or collected under State authority be held in trust by State Treasurer before deposit in State Treasury by such agency or department as required by law. Excepts moneys controlled or collected by Regents of University of California. Money held in trust may be disbursed by Treasurer on order of agency or department or deposited in banks to same extent as money in State Treasury. | ” |
Full Text
The full text of this measure is available here.
Path to the ballot
- See also: Amending the California Constitution
A two-thirds vote was needed in each chamber of the California State Legislature to refer the constitutional amendment to the ballot for voter consideration.
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Footnotes
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